Well it just doesn't use DXVK at all, it starts up normally like always. I can play but it seems that it's not using/reading DXVK at all. I've also tried to use a dxvk.conf with "dxvk.hud = fps" but nothing shows up at the top left corner of the screen.

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Software information

Name of the game, settings used etc.

System information

• GPU:
• Driver:
• Wine version:
• DXVK version:

Apitrace file(s)

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Log files

• d3d9.log:
• d3d11.log:
• dxgi.log:

Apitrace doesn't seem to work (no .trace file on my desktop, only a "dxgitrace.pdb" file in the executable folder) when I launch the game.
The game also produces no log files for d3d9 because apparently DXVK isn't picked up at all (or Apitrace if it should also create log files).
Most of the informations you ask to give have already been written in the first post but I'll rewrite them here just in case:

Software information

The game's name is Perilous Warp, 64 bit executable, highest settings, 1440x900 resolution, 75 Hz.

EDIT: The game seems to be using a file named "ref_d3d9.dll", if I try to rename the DXVK one like this one and remove the original it prompts an error screen saying that "ref_d3d9.dll" is missing when I launch the game.

System information

• CPU: Intel Core i5-3340 @ 3.10GHz (3.30GHz Turbo boost).

• GPU: ZOTAC GeForce GTX 1070 Ti AMP! Edition, 8 GB VRAM.

• Driver: 516.59.0.0 (Game Ready Driver).

• Wine version: Not using Wine. Windows 10 Pro 64 bit.

• DXVK version: 1.10.2

Apitrace file(s)

No .trace file has been created upon launching the game.

Log files

• d3d9.log: Not present.

• d3d11.log: Not present.

• dxgi.log: Not present.

dxgitrace.pdb

Do you also have a system folder besides the system64 folder? I see on steamdb that the game has both 32bit and 64bit. If yes try putting the 32 bit DLLs in there.
Also some games are a bit weird with how they pick up the files so the conf file might need to be in the games root folder and not next to the exe

Another quick thing to try would be also to try putting the dxvk dll's in the root folder aswell

Do you also have a system folder besides the system64 folder? I see on steamdb that the game has both 32bit and 64bit. If yes try putting the 32 bit DLLs in there. Also some games are a bit weird with how they pick up the files so the conf file might need to be in the games root folder and not next to the exe

Another quick thing to try would be also to try putting the dxvk dll's in the root folder aswell

Yes, the game does have a system folder besides the system64, and I've already tried to use the 32 bit DLLs in there but the game just don't pick them up just like in the 64 bit folder for some reason (also, the game provides no option to launch it in either 32 or 64 bit, I have to launch it directly from the respective executables; thankfully that works).
Although, I didn't try to put the DLLs elsewhere, like in the root folder. I'm going to try that right now and report back by editing this post (Black Mesa also has this, you have to put the files in the "bin" folder and not in the executable one in order to make DXVK work).

EDIT: Unfortunately that didn't work. I've tried to put them in basically all the other folders but it just won't pick it up (root folder and "base" folder).
I suspect that the "ref_d3d9.dll" is the one that the game searches, and it's apparently needed for it to start up and I can't replace it.

@Cianez ref_d3d9.dll sounds like something engine developer used to split the engine code and whole renderer. You better not touch it. Just saying.

@Cianez ref_d3d9.dll sounds like something engine developer used to split the engine code and whole renderer. You better not touch it. Just saying.

In fact the game doesn't start up without it, but it also doesn't read any other DLLs apart from that, unfortunately.

I will check it out once I'm home from vacation, the game looks cool enough that i might get it myself

I will check it out once I'm home from vacation, the game looks cool enough that i might get it myself

Haha ok. Thanks. Though I don't own the game, I'm currently playing the demo so you can playtest it before actually buying it (I'm waiting for a feature that will make me buy it).

I've tested the demo now on windows. It does indeed seem like dxvk isn't getting picked up. Probably ref_d3d9.dll not allowing the local dxvk dll to be used.
Don't think much can be done here.
It works fine on Linux since with wine dxvk usually gets loaded as "windows own files" in the system folder.

Tho the game seems to run decently with dx9 from a very short test with my R9 380

I've tested the demo now on windows. It does indeed seem like dxvk isn't getting picked up. Probably ref_d3d9.dll not allowing the local dxvk dll to be used. Don't think much can be done here. It works fine on Linux since with wine dxvk usually gets loaded as "windows own files" in the system folder.

Tho the game seems to run decently with dx9 from a very short test with my R9 380

It does run extremely well in some areas, even 300+ fps, but in some other areas it goes down to 60-70 fps.
Oh well, maybe it'll be further optimised in the future.
Thanks for testing and helping me out!

They mean with directx 9 on windows :eyes: